Coriolis Duo
New York City-based Coriolis Duo (Catherine Boyack, flute, and Oliver Xu, percussion) seeks to bring contemporary repertoire to audiences with vitality and nuance. Boyack and Xu were each awarded the Benzaquen Career Advancement Grant by The Juilliard School upon graduation in recognition of their talent, promise, creativity, and potential to make a significant impact in the performing arts. Since the duo’s NYC debut at Tenri Cultural Institute in January 2023, they have released a single and worked with the New York Youth Symphony’s composition program.
Their 2023-24 season included concerts at the Wells-Rapp Center for Mallet Percussion Research and the Nicholas Roerich Museum. While the duo is dedicated to bringing existing 20th and 21st century works to audiences with revitalized interpretations, the duo is actively commissioning new works from award-winning composers such as Juri Seo and Hannah Ishizaki. Named after the natural phenomenon that influences weather patterns, Coriolis Duo is the result of their shared passion for expanding audience interest in contemporary music through engaging chamber performances.